Explorations of Aotearoa by Max Allen6/29/2023 Mountain in New Zealand Named after Former Director - Max Plank InstituteĪ 1720m peak approximately 1km northwest of Lake Victoria in the Kepler Mountains, Fiordland.A mountain of a man - Sir Ian Axford - Hawkes Bays Today.Photos from the summit by Southern Alps Photography.Place name consultation documents at Land Information New Zealand. Place listing at New Zealand Gazetteer - Mount Axford.Press release - Mount Axford officially named after prominent space scientist.New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa Chairperson Anselm Haanen says, “Themed place names that commemorate prominent New Zealand space scientists are a unique feature of the Kepler Mountains. Mr Haanen says many submissions to the Board were in favour of the new place name, which marks the highest point in the Kepler Mountains.Related links The Board supported naming it to recognise Sir Ian’s distinguished international career as a researcher and leader of science organisations. Mount Pickering and Mount Tinsley nearby were officially named in 2010 after William Hayward Pickering, a distinguished New Zealand scientist who pioneered space exploration, and Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley, a prominent New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist whose research made fundamental contributions to understanding the evolution of galaxies. The Minister for Land Information Hon Damien O’Connor announces the official naming of Mount Axford, a peak in the Kepler Mountains in Fiordland.
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